December 6, 2012 7:24 am Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Ontario is improving care for seniors and others with complex conditions through Health Links. This innovative approach brings together health care providers in a community to better and more quickly coordinate care for high-needs patients. How will Health Links benefit patients? When different health [...]

Aging changes in the bones – muscles – joints Changes in posture and gait (walking pattern) are common with aging as changes in the skin and hair. The skeleton provides support and structure to the body. Joints are the areas where bones come together. They allow the skeleton to be flexible for movement. In a [...]

We heard it on the radio. CBC no less. Dr. Michael Gardam, director of the infection prevention and control unit at the University Health Network in Toronto, suggested three proven ways to avoid getting sick with flu, colds and other respiratory illnesses: Get a flu shot. Wash your hands — often Don’t touch your face [...]

Published Dec 13, 2012 Executive summary The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010) is the largest ever systematic effort to describe the global distribution and causes of a wide array of major diseases, injuries, and health risk factors. The results show that infectious diseases, maternal and child illness, and malnutrition now cause fewer [...]

Wanna write? Try a book review. Write a short story about an incident at work or school. Did you witness a special moment that made a significant difference to a patient. Do you want to highlight a special act from emergency responders? Did that stern head nurse with that starched collar help you over a [...]